PRoMs - The Production and Reading of Music Sources
Mise-en-page in manuscripts and printed books containing polyphonic music, 1480—1530
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Belgium
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Toledo
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Venice
1
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1
Production method
Manuscript
26
Physical type
choirbook
16
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
17
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
7
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
6
upright
19
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
2
none visible
17
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
26
dark brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
1
single rastrum
17
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
1
10
11
11
3
12
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
5
2
6
8
7
5
8
8
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
8
2-part score
1
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
18
3-part score
1
3-part single page
11
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
19
4-part score
1
4-part single page
10
5-part opening
10
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
3
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
15
single
16
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
21
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
4
staves not ruled on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
13
not in dedicated space
13
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
18
notation extended into margin
13
other
1
partial additional staves
12
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
brown
16
dark brown
2
light brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
3
void mensural
24
Monophonic Notation
absent
23
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
11
poor
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
4
pointers
2
repeat signs
17
signa congruentiae
13
signes-de-renvoi
15
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
Flemish
2
French
16
German
1
Italian
15
Latin
22
Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
17
fully texted with one text
20
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
13
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
17
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
14
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
5
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
8
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
5
display script
1
hybrida
5
roman
1
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
11
poor
4
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
8
blue
1
brown
17
dark brown
1
red
6
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
13
yes
17
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
4
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
5
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
historiated
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
16
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
2
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
3
ornament
1
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 2, c. 1515, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 7, c. 1515, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 8, c. 1515-20, All folios
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